Golf-ball dipper or retriever



May 1, 1923;

L. B. MELLOR GOLF BALL DIPPER OR RETHIEVER I Filed March 16, 1921 INVENTOR Patented May 1, 1923.

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Application field March 15, 1921. Serial Nbj 452,605.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known thatI, LAURENCE BA oRorT MELLon, a citizen of the United States, residing at Clifford Park, Germantown, in the county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsyl- Vania, have invented a new and useful Golf- Ball Dipper or Retriever, of which the fol lowing is a specification.

My invention consists of a novel construction of a golf ball dipper or retriever, comprising a skeleton dipper, composed of a ring or annular member, which is preferably of circular contour and has a bottom shoe formed of a curved strip having its front and rear ends secured to said ring, said shoe to be so spaced and shaped, as to act as a guide for the implement in the act of scooping the lost golf ball out of the water, and, in addition, serving in conjunction with the ring as a receptacle for the golf ball and at the same time to prevent said ball from passing through the spaces of the skeleton formed by the outer ring, and said shoe, the latter also serving as an additional brace to strengthen and reinforce said outer ring, so as to withstand the rough usage to which these devices are subjected.

To'the above ends, my invention consists of a novel construction of a golf ball dip-per or retriever, comprising a skeleton frame composed of an annular ring and a bottom shoe, said ring being provided with a pointed extension or tail piece adapted to be inserted or driven into the ferruled end of a pole, handle or the like.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention, I have shown in the accompanying drawings forms thereof which are at present preferred by me, since they will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results, although it is to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which my inven tion consists can be variously arranged and organized and that my invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and or ganization of these instrumentalities as herein shown and described.

Figure 1 represents a plan view of a golf ball dipper or retriever embodying my invention.

Figure 2 represents a section on line 22 Figure 1.

Figure 3 represents a plan view'of the dipper or retriever assembled with respect to its handle or pole.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts. I

Referring to the drawings 1 designates my n'ovel construction of a golf ball dipper or retriever, the same comprising, the skeleton or framecomposed' of the annular ring 2,*which is provided with the curved shoe 3, saidring and shoe being preferably constructed of half-round iron or steel, and the shoe heel 41- being welded to the pointed tail or'extension 5] of the ring, which latter serves as a supporting member, and is provided with a small transverse hole 6. The opposite or front end of the shoe 3 is welded'or otherwise secured to the ring 2, as will be understood from the left-hand end of Fi ure 2, the parts 2 and 3 being so proportioned and correlated that they will retain the golf ball which is to be reclaimed. The pointed extension 5 is driven into the wooden pole orhandle 7, which is reinforced by the ferrule 8, the parts being secured in assembled position by apin or rivet, as indicated at 9 in Figure 3. In the use of the device, the operator grasps the pole or handle 7, and the lost golf, ball is; readily scooped up from the body of water in which it may be lost. I It will be seen. from the foregoing that the ring 2 is firmly braced and reinforced by the shoe 3 and that a strong and rigid skeleton, or dipper-like structure is formed, which enables a lost golf ball to be readily scooped up or withdrawn from a creek, stream, pool or the like. While I have shown in the drawing a single, shoe 3, it

will be apparent that a plurality of such v shoes may be employedif desired.

My novel device can be readily and cheaply manufactured and will withstand hard usage, as is evident. I

It will now be apparent that I have devised a novel and useful golf ball dipper or retriever, which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description, andwhile I have, in the present instance, shown and described a preferred embodiment thereof which will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results, it is to be understood that such embodiment is susceptible of modification in various particu lars without departing from the spirit or its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I Claim as new and desire to secure'by Letters Patent, is

1. In a golf ball dipper or retriever, a

skeleton frame formed of a supporting ring,

and a rigid shoe extending below the plane of said ring; transversely thereof, whereby a skeleton dipper is formed, which enables the device readily to be drawn through the water and foreign material to retrieve the ball sought to be reclaimed.

2. In a golf ball dipper or retriever, a skeleton frame formed of a supporting ring, a curved shoe extending.transversely thereof a rearward pointed extensiolnhaving a hole therethrough, a pole in which said pointed extension is inserted, a ferrule surrounding the endof said pole in proximity to said. ring and fastening means extending through said ferrule pole and extension.

3. In a golf ball dipper or retriever, a skeleton frame formed of an annular supporting ring, atrough-shaped rigid shoe secured to said ring and extending below the plane of said ring and transversely thereof, whereby a skeleton dipper is formed which enables the device readily to be drawn through the water to retrieve a golf ball.

LAURENCE BANCROFT MELLOR.

Witnesses: o I

E. HAYWARD FAIRBANKS,

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